Samuel hall



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' in guiding the lower hinge, F2, over the lower l ilvas's the upperhinge, F, overthe npperhinge- NITED STAT-ns sAMUnL HALL, or

nnw YoRK, N. Y

IMPROVEMENT `in*nunn'-i=nsiiNraies.

` Specification forming partof Letters Patent No, 41816, dated May 23,1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL HALL, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have in vented, made, and applied to use certainnew and usefulImprovements in Fastening Win-. dow-Bliuds; and I do declare thefollowing to be a'full, clear, and correct description of the same,reference being had to 'the accom pan yin g" drawings, making part ofthis specicaton, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, inwhich- Figure is an external view of window, show-, ing blinds hung bymy improved method; Fig. 2, a view showing improved mode of hangingwindow-blinds, one of the blinds being detached;` Fig. 3, a view showingmy improved fastener for fastening window-blinds; Fig. 4, a detachedview of fastener; Fig; 5, an interior view of window, showing means offastening and securing the blindhasp Fig. 6, a detached View of improvedhasp sometimesem- In the drawings, like parts of the inventionThe'nature of my invention consists in the use or employment of afastener constructed, as hereinafter described, for the purpose offastening and retaining the blind at any desired angle; in the use oremployment of a haspllok constructed, as hereinafter spec-iied, incombination with the window'sash, for the purpose oisecuring the 'haspupon its pin when the blinds ane closed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willspeak of the saine. y,

A shows the windowcasing,to the hanging stile B of which are screwed'the supporters C, supporting the hinge-pins D D2," `upon whichhinge-pins the blinds E are hung. The upper hinge-pin, l), I makesufficiently longer than the lower hinge-pin, D2, to allow the upperhinge, I `,7attacl1ed.tot:he blind E, to be hung upon the upper hingepin,`D,'priororbefore` the bottom or middle hinge; F?, is passed over themiddle or bottom hingepin, D2, thus greatly facilitating thehauging ofthe blind or blinds fE-inas.un1ch as the operator is enabled to firstpin, D, and, havingdone so, to use both hands hinge-pin, D2. i

end rounded, as at g, while its other end is` provided with theprojecting' plate g2. This Vvibrating lever G is 'attached' by means ofthe projectingplate g2 to the inner or backedge Tot' the blindE,"slotted 'to receive it, and its projects fromand around the'eyerounded end f 'the' hinge. Thelower edge of the rounded end g of thelever Gis provided with one or more notches, h, which notches, h,correspond in width to the thickness of the arm I of thehinge-supporter. f

By the use or employment ofthe fastener, constructed as just described,the blind, when thrown open, is readily fastened and held at any desiredpoint from the window-frame, the rounded endg of the lever'G beingdepressed by hand, so that the notch h drops over the arm'I of the hinge-supporter. When desired,`

the Vrounded end of the vibrating lever may bc provided with a ca-p orcover, J, as shownin Fig.`4, by the use of which cap or cover the eye ofthe hinge and the pin will be pro tected from water and snow, and thelever will be found to be self-operating, and will readily drop when thenotch h is brought directly lover the arm of the hinge-supporter.

Where long blinds are used and threehinges are attached to the same, itmay be found more convenient to attach the lever G to tle middle hinge.

K shows the hasp upon the blind, and L is the hasp-pin inserted in the,window-sill, over which pin L the hasp is passed and holds the blinds inposition when closed.

M shows what I term a hasp-lock, formed 'of the flat lever having itsforward end on rounded and slotted at u, upon one side. The portion ofthe le ver directly behind its forward end mV lever) to. pass' 'over theraised end of the hasp. This lever M is held in position a shortdistance behind the hasp-pin L b'y Ameans of a screw, upon which itswings readily. The blinds being closed and the hasp attached to thesame, having been passed over the l1asppin L, the lever is turned untilits forward end, m, is brought directlyover the hasp, the pin L enteringthe slotted portion n of the. same.

The back portion of this lever-M is made sut- When desired, theupperhingepins, D, may A. ,be pointed.

is curved suliciently to allow'it (the one to open the blinds fromwithout, as the lever M cannot be moved from its position directly overthe hasp while the window-sash P is down. This hasp-lock will von] y befound necessary when the ordinary hasp is used. Inl other veuses thehasp shown in Fig'. 6 isemployed, and may be used advantageously as a,substitute for the hasp-lock just described.

- -This hasp-is attached to the blind inthe usual manner, and is formedfrorn a single plate of metal of 'sucient length and Width beyond thepinhole to allow the window-sash P to be closed upon the same, by whichthe blinds will be firmly and securely held in position.

AHaving; thusl described my invention,` whatv 1 claim as new, and desireto secure by Let'- ters Patent, is- L l. The fastener G, constructedsubstantially as described, for the purpose specified.

2. 1n combination with the Window-'sash P,

the hasp-lock, or itsequiv'alent, constructed substantially as 'and forthe purpose specified.

. SAMUEL HALL.

In presence ot` A. SIDNEY DoANE,

C. O. GORDON.

